List of Balkans articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Turkey and NATO: What Comes Next Is Messy
With U.S. forces (and nuclear weapons*) housed at Incirlik Air Base, the relationship between Ankara and Washington is critical — and delicate.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Kerry Warns Turkey That Actions Could Have NATO Consequences
Secretary of State John Kerry warned the Turkish government Monday that its NATO membership could be jeopardized if it goes too far with its ongoing purge of thousands of military personnel, judges, and police officers accused of involvement in last weekend's failed coup attempt.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 SitRep: Mass Arrests, Dismissals in Turkey; Russian Missiles in Crimea
The Far-Right Foreigners Coming to Cleveland, Cars as Weapons, And Lots More
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 In Coup’s Aftermath, New Rifts Between U.S. and Turkey
Obama was quick to endorse Erdogan’s return to power, but the Turkish leader holds Washington partially responsible for the coup anyway.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Failed Coup Could Upend Turkish Military
Washington has long wanted Turkey to play a larger role in the fight against the Islamic State. That looks unlikely.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Erdogan Is Blaming the Coup on a Shadowy Turkish Cleric Who Lives in Pennsylvania
The Turkish president wants Washington to send 75-year-old Fethullah Gulen back home to face trial.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Turkey’s Failed Coup Prompts Fears of an Erdogan Power Grab
For a leader already prone to authoritarian excess, the military’s abortive putsch plays right into his hands.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why Turkey’s Coup d’État Failed
And why Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s craven excesses made it so inevitable.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Erdogan Has Nobody to Blame for the Coup but Himself
After years of broken promises and deepening paranoia, the Turkish president earned his comeuppance.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Night Erdogan Almost Lost Turkey
Army generals are attempting to topple the president — but whoever comes out on top, Turkish democracy is sure to lose.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Turkish Coup Attempt Hands Boris Johnson, Angela Merkel Yet Another Crisis
Johnson now faces his first big foreign-policy test.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Erdogan Flies to Istanbul, Declares Coup Dead, and Vows Payback
After urging Turkish citizens to take to the streets to turn back an attempted military coup, Erdogan landed in Istanbul early Saturday to retake control of the country.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Turkey’s ‘Deep State’ Has a Secret Back Channel to Assad
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has recently patched up ties with Russia and Israel. Are a couple of nationalist politicians laying the groundwork for a deal with Syria’s strongman?
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Booklist_image1 Around the World in 40 Books
Headed to Rio, Paris, or Cape Town this summer? We asked distinguished writers and thinkers to pick their favorite books about 20 of the world’s great cities.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Here’s Why Erdogan Is Cozying Up to Putin
Turkey is trying to mend fences with Russia to contain Iran, fight the Islamic State, and improve its standing in an evolving Middle East.
